Improvement in cow-tail holder



n litited guette @aient dijiiiira AND M. C. BROWN, 0F SAME PLAGE.'

Lam Parent N .103,753, camz May 31, 187e.

IMPROVEMENT IN cow-TAIL HOLDERI The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J UDsoN KNIGHT, of Whitestown, in the county of Oneida and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gows Tail Holder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, `and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the, art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side view of my improved device.

Figure 2 represents a guard, to protect y the clothes of the milker.

.Similar letters of' reference indicate correspondingstraight.

f The outer end c is made curved, and terminatesin a knob, as shown.

Upon the upper side of the forward part of the bar A is cast a tenon, which enters a socket` castgin the lever B, to pivot the said lever to the said bar.

The forward part or jaw of the lever B is so formed as to correspond withv the forward end #ofthe bar A, as shown in lig. -1.

Upon the lower side of the other or rear part of the bar A is cast another tenon, which enters a socket east in thedever C, so as to pivot the said lever to the said bar.

The outer end ofthe lever G is curved, and terminates in a knob, to correspond with the end ot' the bar A.

The inner ends of the levers B and C have lugs east upon their inner sides, and rest upon the ends of the coiled spring D, which passes through ahole cast in the middle part of the bar A.

Upon the bar A, or some other suitable parts of the device, are formed, or to them are attached loops, to receive a strap, F, when required.

v G is a shield, made of leather, cloth, or other suit-y able material, through slits in'which the part of the strapF between the loops E is passed. iff i In using the device, a tuft of hair of the cows tail is clamped between thejaw a of the bar A, and the jaw of the lever B.

The knobs of the-barA and lever C are then passed over the gambrel-cord of the eows leg, thus confining the cows tail, so that she cannot switch the milker.

The tail of the cow upon the other side of the milker may be secured in the same manner.

In case the cow will not stand with the device attached to her leg, the strap F is passed through the loops E, and buckled around the leg of the milker, the v tail being connected with the device in the manner hereinbet'ore described. a

In this ease, the shield G may be used to protect the clothes of the milker. The curved and knobbed ends or jaws of the bar A and lever O also adapt the device to be used as avnose-ring for leading cattle.

v- Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination -of a cows tail and leg-holder, having the loops E E on its main bar A, with a strap, F, and shield G, all constructed and relatively arranged as and for the purpose described.

. Witnesses:

J. H.MARvIN, ALFRED DAY.

J. KNIGHT. 

